The four elementary schools in the Copiague School District – Deauville Gardens East, Deauville Gardens West, Great Neck Road and Susan E. Wiley –held their Class Day celebrations for the fifth graders moving up to Copiague Middle School.

As the students entered the auditorium, they were cheered on by guests and welcomed by their principals and assistant principals, who offered words of advice as they begin this new journey next school year. Their fifth grade teachers also took to the podium to impart their wisdom.

Special academic awards – including math, English Language Arts, most improved, Presidential Excellence, Principal’s Awards, Honor Student and Suffolk County Executive – were presented to students who excelled both in and out of the classroom.

The fifth graders were called one by one to be recognized for their efforts. To close out their ceremonies, they sang their class songs for the audience before embarking on their next chapter as middle school students.

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Date Added: 7/3/2024

To showcase the achievements of its student body, Copiague School District held a Student Recognition Awards ceremony at Copiague Middle School on June 10. Surrounded by administrators, Board of Education members, family, friends and faculty, students were recognized for their hard work in academics and for their abilities to show kindness and respect for their peers.

The student recognition awards are held only twice a year, and the Copiague Board of Education selects students who have been chosen by administrators, teachers and staff in their respective buildings for their efforts.

“Publicly recognizing excellence is our way of celebrating some of the great successes of the Copiague Public Schools’ programs and, at the same time, enabling us to showcase outstanding role models to our community,” said Copiague School District Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kathleen Bannon.

Congratulations to the following recipients:

Deauville Gardens East Elementary School: Gianna Alston, Mason Marner and Leah Rupper

Deauville Gardens West Elementary School: Angel Jayce Fabian and Hazel Ramirez Mendoza

Great Neck Road Elementary School: Anala Amin and Anhelina Pahulych

Susan E. Wiley Elementary School: Luke Basile, Shnahaly Fortisme, Yasmin Garcia-Torres, Lonnae Leftenant and Natalie Lopez-Canales

Copiague Middle School: Ludrose Naima Alcime, Ariana Bonilla, Dean Coleman Jr., Savanna Hughes and Fatima J. Jimenez Ardon

Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School: Brian Chacon, Alex Ochoa Hercules, Abigail Rodriguez and Phidgena Saint-Surin

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Date Added: 6/24/2024

Copiague School District recognized and honored the 51 student-artists who had their artwork inducted into the Superintendent’s Art Gallery during a ceremony held at Copiague Middle School on June 10.

The 51 pieces of art were framed and placed on display for the audience to enjoy. Each student was presented with a certificate to acknowledge their achievement.

In 1996, the Superintendent’s Art Gallery began when the Copiague art teachers selected several pieces of student artwork to display. Through the years, the collection has grown to provide a showcase of student artwork in corridors and offices in each of the schools. Each of the framed pieces is identified by a brass plate noting the student-artist’s name, grade level and year the piece was completed. Selections for the gallery seek to represent works that reflect the artists’ efforts.

Congratulations to the following student-artists:

Deauville Gardens East Elementary School: Autumn Cassar, Mia Gaeten, Sharelle Leon and Armando Sagastume; Deauville Gardens West Elementary School: Leah Boyd, Danika Eldora, Chelsie Fernandez, Imet Hanley, Katherine Holguin, Emely Moran, Desmond Ramirez and Valentina Vicente; Great Neck Road Elementary School: Sheila Canales, Kamila Chiesa, Tiffany Dominguez, Jayden Cepeda Espinal, Fathima Seyed Fazmil and Sayumi Valladares; Susan E. Wiley Elementary School: Olivia Rose Charles and Josser Reyes Vargas; Copiague Middle School: Elianie Barona, Amy Flores, Hailey Hitzel, Alice Pierre Joseph, Yerdalys Fernandez Leon, Wendy Arrazola Lovo, Grace Mauro, Jailah Rix, Aliah Castro Santos, Aaron Sosa, Sophia Tejada and Sean Yanase; Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School: Victoria Abayev, Cecilia Rodriguez Arguera, Fraileny Mejia Batista, Brian Blake III, Alejandra Banegas Cardenas, Adber Guzman Casrellanos, Skya Cham, Valerie Diaz, Erica Flores-Reyes, Angela Otero Garcia, Veronica Karwowska, Ashley Matute, Sydney Osorio-Brathwaite, Holy Tineo Peralta, Anthony Taveras Rodriguez, Jazlene Rodriguez, Haslen Aguirre Sanchez, Sarah Singh and Alyson Vargas.

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Date Added: 6/21/2024

The sounds of music are heard throughout the Copiague School District as student-musicians in the elementary schools are finishing up the school year on a high note. At Susan E. Wiley Elementary School, members of the school’s band and chorus performed a practice concert for the kindergarten through second grade students. The band, third grade chorus along with the fourth and fifth grade chorus recently prepared for their spring concert. At Great Neck Road Elementary School, Ms. Durao is working with her students during their trumpet lessons to prep for their concert as well. During their general music time, Mr. Hosza is teaching kindergartners how to play the handbells. 

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Date Added: 5/28/2024